Stunning video from inside a police SUV captured a Texas woman in custody for shoplifting slip out of her handcuffs and climb into the front seat before driving away.

According to the Lufkin police department, Toscha Sponsler, 33, was arrested for shoplifting from a beauty supply store. As officers began going through her bag, Sponsler slipped out of her handcuffs and climbed through the window partition into the driver's seat.

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What ensued was a 23-minute, 100 mph chase where Sponsler came dangerously close to hitting two patrol cars head-on, before troopers used a PIT maneuver to make her lose control of the vehicle.